Table of Contents

CONTENTS Introduction 1 A Brief History of the Cracker 13 Ingredients 14 A Word About Shapes 17 Cracker Recipes The Basic Recipe 21 The Basic Gluten-Free Recipe 25 Almond Lover's Crackers 26 Bacon Crackers 27 Balsamic Vinegar and Brown Rice Crackers 28 Barbecque Crackers 29 Beer and Rye Crackers 30 Black Olive Crackers 31 Black Pepper and Rye Crackers 32 Blue Cornmeal and Red Pepper Crackers 33 Caraway and Rye Crackers 34 Cardamom and Whole Wheat Crackers 35 Carrot and Ginger Crackers 36 Carrot and Millet Crackers 37 Cheddar Cheese Crackers 38 Chicken Bouillon Crackers 39 Cocoa and Whole Wheat Crackers 40 Coffee and Dark Rye Crackers 41 Curry and Brown Rice Crackers 42 Dried Cranberry and Graham Flour Crackers 43 Graham Crackers 44 Green Tea and Brown Rice Crackers 45 Guacamole Crackers 46 Honey and Thyme Crackers 47 Hungarian Paprika and Cornmeal Crackers 48 Kelp and Brown Rice Crackers 49 Lemon Crackers 50 Lemon and Dill Crackers 51 Lemon and Poppy Seed Crackers 52 Maple and Sage Crackers 53 Maple and Walnut Crackers 54 Mint Crackers 55 Mole Crackers 56 Multi-Grain Crackers 57 Oatmeal Crackers 58 Onion Lover's Crackers 59 Orange and Buckwheat Crackers 60 Peanut Butter and Jelly Crackers 61 Pecan and Whole Wheat Crackers 62 Pecan Lover's Crackers 63 Pistachio Crackers 64 Potato and Rye Crackers 65 Rosemary Crackers 66 Rosewater Crackers 67 Salsa and Cornmeal Crackers 68 Sesame Seed and Brown Rice Crackers 69 Soda Crackers 70 Tequila and Key Lime Crackers 71 Toasted Wheat Germ and Mace Crackers 72 Tomato and Basil Crackers 73 Whole Wheat Crackers 74 Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Crackers 75 Dips and Spreads Recipes Artichoke Heart Spread 79 Basil Spread 80 Black Bean Dip 81 Black Olive Spread 82 Cilantro and Lime Spread 83 Corn and Sweet Relish Spread 84 Cucumber and Dill Spread 85 Curried Egg Salad 86 Green Olive and Caper Spread 87 Guacamole Dip 88 Marinated Mushrooms 89 Mint Spread 90 Pecan Butter 91 Tomato Salsa 92 White Bean and Chive Dip 93 Some Thoughts on Cheeses 94 Acknowledgements 95

About the Author

Lee E. Cart lives in central Maine with her husband, Jeffrey, in the post-and-beam house they designed and built. She has lived off-the grid since 1987, using solar panels and batteries to power her home. She has written for Gastronomica, The New Maine Times, The Christian Science Monitor, High Country News and other publications. She lives in Wellington, ME (Bangor area).

Reviews

"Who knew making your own artisanal crackers was so easy? Cart's imaginative, well-thought-out and easy-to-follow recipes range from standbys like Graham and Soda crackers to exotics like Tequila Key Lime and Coffee and Dark Rye. This little book belongs in every food lover's kitchen!" -- Gretchen Legler, author of "All the Powerful Invisible Things" and "On the Ice" "My wife and I went crackers over Lee E. Cart's fabulous book. We loved the idea of making our own crackers, and who would have guessed how easy it would be? These cracker recipes put the supermarket variety to shame." -- Bob Tarte, author of "Enslaved by Ducks" and "Kitty Cornered"